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Re: Project : Synthetica by AnG3L

Warm weather indeed my friend, basically we still didnt hit the 45 degrees Celsius but I hope it will delay some more!!! The corners of that part are also filled with fiberglass to ensure maximum durability and also to create the desired shape between the curves. Thanks for the comment my friend!!! Stay tuned for more I am sure you are going to love it.
I have a looooot more work to do on that part but I will update through the process!

Re: Project : Synthetica by AnG3L

some one who is new to fiberglass (newb): hey man have you ever worked with fiberglass
some one who is not a newb (OG): yes... why you ask
newb: well man i was just thinking about making something out of fiberglass and i was curious as to what is the most difficult part
OG: the sanding
newb: well i am sure you have to sand... but what about the fiberglass mixture ... how much hardener to resign should i use
OG: its on the package... but get a lot of sandpaper and a sander and a dremil
newb: what about the bondo mixture afterwards ... how do i know i mixed it right
OG: it hardens and you have to sand it... thats how you know you mixed it right
newb: is there any special technique to it
OG: yeah sand a lot
newb: no i mean the mixture
OG: dude your not ready for fiber glass

seriously... though... the case looks AWESOME MAN... i am excited to see the colors on and it and the components in it...

enjoy the sanding man... and it looks great... i like the use of the file... i just used a dremil and alot of cuss words ... but the file can me more accurate

last time i worked with fiberglass and catfur(fiberglass paste) i was doing body work on cars... and that crap wasnt fun then and its not fun now hahahaha but... the finished product is usually pretty awesome... so keep on keeping on man... its looking great!!!

Re: Project : Synthetica by AnG3L

LoL that was the best comment ever my friend!! I ve never seen a comment big like this!
Indeed my friend, this job is extremely difficult and not for noobs for sure! Its going to take a lot of time and the details in this are very difficult! I am glad that you could capture the whole concept from now you have a good modding imagination!! The file is for removing bug chunks of material just to shape and form the curves etc. It works better that anything else!!! Thanks for the awesome comment my friend!!!

Re: Project : Synthetica by AnG3L

Update no 8 guys and lets see together what I did so far!!
First of all I received 2 packages, one from Bitspower and one from Aquatuning!!

First the products from Aquatuning! Thanks to Christian for his amazing support so far!!

Now the products from Bitspower!!! Thanks to Mr.Vincent for his very kind approach and professional attitude!! You rock my friend!!

A big thanks to my sponsors for one more time, I will give 1000% to satisfy you with my work!

Now lets move to the hard part! The work (under the burning sun!) which seems will take for eva!!

I had to harmonize the top part with the aluminum box as the curves where a bit out !
So I masked the case and applied as much fiberglass was needed!

Then I created a mold out of 1mm acrylic. I used that mold to create 2 "feet" kind off, which they will be used to screw the top part on the aluminum case. I ve been thinking for 2 weeks how I was going to attach those 2 pieces together and the most functional and cool looking way was that.

The next day I removed the aluminum case and the masking tape and here you see the excessive fiberglass which needs to be filed.

After a lot of filing and sanding!!!

Here I cut some parts from the curvy part of the top in order to create later the "neurons" design which is going to serve as ventilation holes.
I also had to work on that side to finish it so I could move on to the next side. That included 5 layers of Isopon and a lot of sanding!!!!!

Thats all for now guys I hope you enjoy my little journey, till next time, peace!!

Re: Project : Synthetica by AnG3L

One more update on the go for you guys!
I ve been working really hard these days in order to "almost" finish 2 sides of the top part out of 6 and I still have the ventilation neuron designs to do and finish!

Here are some shots of the front and curvy part finished. The curves are aligned in an unorthodox style yet are flowing among them really nice and in a unique style.
That wasnt an easy task at all as I am going to show you in the 3 final pictures.

First lets see these 2 finished parts.

Here is how I start to form the various shapes. I am using a filler which is really hard yet easy to work with and sand, I found the specific brand after years of using many other materials and brands.

And a little preview of the 3rd side's final steps to finish.

Here you are going to see the step I took in order to create these 2 sides of the top part.
The amount of work is ridiculous (and the materials used from the beginning to finish).